Baltic Palette projects revisited and Viewpoints from Helsinki on the Future of Transport in the Central Baltic Sea Region Olli Keinänen City of Helsinki Deputy Head of International Relations TransBaltic Foresight Debate, Stockholm May 18, 2010

Baltic Palette I II Remarks in retrospect on transport themes: - maritime and road transport were priorities - metropolitan scale dominated - many projects are still topical

Baltic Palette I II Remarks in retrospect on transport themes: - maritime and road transport were priorities - metropolitan scale dominated - many projects are still topical

Flight connections in the Baltic Sea area number of connections, 2004

Flight connections in the Baltic Sea area weekly connections in April 2010 From: Stockholm 603 Helsinki 476 Riga 390 Copenhagen 305 Tallinn 180 Warsaw 178 Vilnius 129 Oslo 114 Berlin 104 Gothenburg 99 Gdansk 98 St. Petersburg 93 Hamburg 61

The Baltic Palette region is commonly known as the “Baltic C”—referring to the shape of the unified region, its location around the Baltic Sea, and its reputation as a region of connectivity, creativity, contacts, and competence.

Agreement of cooperation  Dynamic relationship  Permanent joint committee and secretariat Annual action plan  Externel marketing  Internal marketing  Promotion of further integration Baltic Palette future work

Changing BSR transport environment of Finland - Global connections stronger - Logistical distances in relative terms are growing - Gulf of Finland Region is becoming a reality Drivers: -Climate change -Structure of economy -Competition in the BSR North-South connections are the keys: -Bothnian Corridor -Helsinki-Tallinn connections -Rail Baltica

Finland’s foreign trade and transit traffic 90% of Finnish export and 70% of imports are deliverd by sea Finland’s major trade partners are Germany, Sweden and Russia

Changing BSR transport environment of Finland - Global connections stronger - Logistical distances in relative terms are growing - Gulf of Finland Region is becoming a reality Drivers: -Climate change -Structure of economy -Competition in the BSR North-South connections are the keys: -Bothnian Corridor -Helsinki-Tallinn connections -Rail Baltica